Welcome to Longbenton High School. We are proud to be a successful 11-18 school with an excellent sixth form in a wonderful modern, purpose-built space.
If you are looking for a school that will challenge your child to achieve their very best and support them to grow into the happiest, best version of themselves that they can be, then Longbenton High School is your school of choice. We are a highly aspirational, truly comprehensive 11-18 secondary school of around 1,000 students. The school building is bright and modern; a new build was completed in 2016. We have a focus here on KIDMAP values: kindness, integrity, determination, manners, ambition and positivity. This is a school where the chances of all children are championed and where your background is no barrier to success.
Since I became headteacher here in 2020, it has been my aim to transform this school and I am proud to say we have done so. We were graded Good in our 2022 Ofsted inspection and we are an increasingly popular school; we are now heavily oversubscribed as parents name us as their first choice school for secondary at the end of Year 6.
We were in the top 5 in the Local Authority for 5+ (strong pass) GCSE outcomes in 2024 (top 5% of most improved schools in the region, with 10%+ increases in English and Maths outcomes. Our GCSE 4+ pass rate matched national levels this summer and 21% of our students in Year 13 achieved A*-A grades.
We have an expanded pastoral team - with Associate Assistant Headteachers responsible for each stage of your child's journey and non teaching Pastoral Managers attached to each year group of 180 students. We pride ourselves on getting to know every individual.
I would be delighted if you and your child chose to join us on your secondary school journey and joined our community of #LHS Legends.
Kelly Holbrook, Headteacher
